It’s been an amazing journey. Approximately 12 months ago I purchased a 2014 Triumph Bonneville T100 and subsequently went to town on modifying it, changing it into a proper old school café racer. It was fun and man!, did I learn a lot. I begrudgingly put it up for sale a couple months ago and […]
2014 TRIUMPH BONNEVILLE T100 SOLD
It is with much difficulty and after deep internal debate that I bring you this news. No doubt I’ll be considered a traitor by some. I won’t dispute the charge. A little over three weeks ago I purchased a used BMW R1200GS. If you’re not familiar with the bike, it’s an enduro/dual-sport bike. Let me […]
BONNIE MOD #27
Paolo Tarozzi Clip On Handlebars
I think it’s about time to change the name of this blog to handlebarcafe.com. Yep, an install of yet another pair of handlebars. Man, I’m picky! I’m not going to apologize though. The handlebars connect you to the bike. They are one of the most important components of your motorcycle. You and your bike communicate […]
BONNIE MOD #26
D9 VDO Lay Flat Bracket
Hello, Triumph Fans! If you’ve been following along, you know that I swapped the handlebar (first with Dime City and then with Joker Machine), swapped out the headlamp brackets, lowered the turn signals, and lowered the rectifier using a Motone bracket. This left the speedo and tach sticking up like a pair of hermit crab […]
BONNIE MOD #25
Motone Rectifier Relocation Bracket for Triumph
The mods keep coming! This latest one is part of a series, one in which I’ve swapped out the handlebars (for a second time) and “need” to lower the headlamp in order to lower the instrument cluster. I lowered the headlamp when I installed the SMT MOTO headlamp ears but the rectifier prevented the headlamp […]
BONNIE MOD #24
Joker Machine Clip-On Handlebars
If you’ve been following along, you know that the first mod I did to my 2014 Triumph Bonneville T100 Black motorcycle was swapping the stock handlebar with a Dime City Clubman-type “Speed” drop handlebar. A very cool new look, to say the least. Recently, Joker Machine sent me a pair of clip-on handlebars to review. […]
BONNIE MOD #23
TEC Progressive Fork Springs
Back in January, I installed some pretty awesome TEC rear shocks. My intention was to replace the fork springs at the same time. Unfortunately, TEC was back ordered until April. Well, guess what? It was a wait but I finally received the fork springs, as promised, end of April. Before we begin the install, exactly […]
BONNIE MOD #22
SMT MOTO Headlamp Brackets (aka Ears)
Back in Mod #20, I replaced the front turn signals and positioned them off of the headlamp ears. Joker Machine had sent me a pair of clip ons to try and in order to do so, they need to be installed on the forks. This requires replacing the stock OEM headlamp ears since they cover […]
BONNIE MOD UPDATE
TEC 2-1 Exhaust with Baffle Removed
As you know, one of my first reviews many moons ago was where I swapped the stock pipes for the TEC 2-1 pipes. This past weekend, I finally picked up a good pair of circlip pliers and got around to removing the baffle in the interest of hearing what it would sound like, and I […]
BONNIE MOD #21
Scottoiler V System Auto Chain Lubricator
My bike, a 2014 T100, is a daily commuter. It dawned on me after riding throughout this past winter that I had totally neglected my chain. As you can see in the above photo, the chain and sprocket are completely dry. In fact, rust is even setting in. Embarrassing, quite honestly. I took to Google to research […]